Directions

Prospective students are invited to visit Parsons The New School for Design. The Office of Admission provides tours, information sessions, and portfolio preparation workshops and reviews in order to introduce students to Parsons.

How to Get Here

Parsons Office of Admission tours, information sessions, and workshops begin at the Welcome Center, which is located at 72 Fifth Avenue (on the corner of 13th Street and Fifth Avenue) in New York City's Greenwich Village (view map at Yahoo), and is easily accessible via public transportation.

By subway

New York City Transit
L, N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 to 14th Street-Union Square: Walk west along 14th Street. At Fifth Avenue, turn left. The Office of Admission is at the corner of 13th Street and Fifth Avenue.

F, L, V to 14th Street and Sixth Avenue: Walk east along 14th Street. At Fifth Avenue, turn right. The Office of Admission is at the corner of 13th Street and Fifth Avenue.

Take the 33rd Street train to 14th Street and Sixth Avenue: Walk east along 14th Street. At Fifth Avenue, turn right. The Office of Admission is at the corner of 13th Street and Fifth Avenue.

By New York City bus

You can use any of these buses:
M1, M6, M9 to Union Square (14th Street) and walk west to Fifth Avenue
M2, M3, M5, M7, M14 to Fifth Avenue/14th Street
M6 to Sixth Avenue/14th Street and walk east to Fifth Avenue

LIRR or AmtrakFrom New York Pennsylvania Station, walk east to Sixth Avenue and take the N, Q, R, W subway or PATH downtownto. to 14th Street-Union Square or 14th Street-Sixth Avenue respectively. Follow above directions to Fifth Avenue and 13th Street.

Driving

The New School-Parsons campus in downtown Manhattan is easily accessible from all major highways and avenues. Go to Mapquest for specific driving directions.

Traffic on Fifth Avenue is one way southbound; traffic on 13th Street is one way westbound. For a guide to New York City parking, visit NYC.com. There are several pay parking garages along 13th Street and in the area. There are also on-street parking meters nearby, but on-street parking is scarce on weekdays.